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US exempts tariffs on Chinese face masks, related Covid supplies
来源：Shipping News Headlines 编辑：编辑部 发布：2021/03/17 09:33:42
THE US is extending exemptions on tariffs for face masks, cleaning supplies and other personal protective equipment from China for six months, reports Bloomberg.
The exclusions, extended in December, will now run through the end of September, affecting 99 different products, according to a draft of the notice by the US Trade Representative.
The previous Trump administration imposed tariffs on products from China under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act, alleging intellectual property theft and forced transfer of technology from American companies.
The US granted tariff exclusions a year ago at the start of the pandemic, for medical supplies including items such as soaps, face masks, hospital items and lab equipment.
President Joe Biden's administration has not said whether it would maintain the tariffs for good, but the White House has come under pressure from the business community and lawmakers who have asked that certain Covid-related products be excluded.
The exclusions, extended in December, will now run through the end of September, affecting 99 different products, according to a draft of the notice by the US Trade Representative.
The previous Trump administration imposed tariffs on products from China under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act, alleging intellectual property theft and forced transfer of technology from American companies.
The US granted tariff exclusions a year ago at the start of the pandemic, for medical supplies including items such as soaps, face masks, hospital items and lab equipment.
President Joe Biden's administration has not said whether it would maintain the tariffs for good, but the White House has come under pressure from the business community and lawmakers who have asked that certain Covid-related products be excluded.